Top 9 Karnataka Government Health Schemes

Major Health Schemes In Karnataka And Their Benefits

The Karnataka government has implemented various health schemes to provide affordable, accessible, and quality healthcare services. Here are the top schemes and their benefits:

1. Vajpayee Arogyashree Scheme

The Vajpayee Arogyashree Scheme is an initiative that aims to provide medical assistance to low-resource families. It also aims to cover critical illnesses that may lead to financial strain on families. Some important aspects include:​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• Offers cashless treatment for families living under the poverty line (BPL).

• Helps with tertiary healthcare for serious diseases.

• Annual coverage of ₹1.5 lakh per family (with an additional ₹50,000 if needed).

• Treats pre-existing conditions and provides free treatment at empanelled hospitals.

2. Rajiv Arogya Bhagya Scheme

The Rajiv Arogya Bhagya Scheme is aimed toward healthcare support for families Above the Poverty Line (APL) in Karnataka who require assistance in obtaining funds for major surgical procedures. It helps people access critical medical services at a reasonable price. The main highlights are:

• More is allocated for APL families.

• Encompasses 663 surgical procedures under 7 major medical specialties such as:

• Surgery of the heart and other cardiovascular activities like Cardiology

• Treatments under oncology like cancer cure

• Neurological surgeries

• Child Surgeries

• Beneficiaries must hold an APL card registered under the Government of Karnataka.

3. Jyothi Sanjeevini Scheme

This scheme is designed to ensure that every government employee and his/her family gets adequate financial assistance when it comes to medical treatment. It provides funds for numerous procedures and hospital stays. Some of the salient features are:

• Free medical care for government employees and their families.

• Coverage for 449 medical procedures which entail: Care for Neurology, Cancer, Heart diseases, Burns, and Polytrauma cases.

• The government pays 70% of the hospital expenses incurred by patients who are admitted to the general wards of the hospitals.

• For patients admitted to super-speciality hospitals, in most cases, the government pays 50% of the charges.

4. Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)

This government program provides money both before and during childbirth and, in some cases, even after. The main focus of fund disbursement is for improving maternal and infant healthcare. Other prominent things to remember about it include:

• Encourages pregnant women to deliver in hospitals.

• Helps pay for check-ups before pregnancy and deliveries at hospitals.

• ASHA workers are given rewards for helping with childbirth.

• Provides free medical services for C-section deliveries. (A sum of ₹1,500 is offered to local private practitioners).

• Covers expenses for family planning surgeries after childbirth.

5. Mission Indradhanush

Mission Indradhanush aims to eliminate gaps in immunisation and improve the health indicators of the country. It prioritises unvaccinated children and partially immunised children. Some of the highlights are:

• Providing complete vaccinations for children under the age of 5 for: Polio, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Measles, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, and Whooping Cough.

• Working with WHO, UNICEF, and Rotary International.

• Target and update single records on unvaccinated and partially vaccinated children.

6. Rashtriya Bala Swasthya Karyakrama (RBSK)

Rashtriya Bala Swasthya Karyakrama (RBSK) is an Indian government scheme that provides health condition screening and detection for children. It tries to identify and provide medical assistance as early as possible. If a medical condition is identified, further assistance is provided free of charge. Some of its offerings are:

• Medical care addressing screening and treatment is provided for children aged 0-18 years.

• The medical facility has four main elements: Predisposing illness during birth, Psychological impairment, Infections, and Retardation.

• Provides example remedial care of free mark 32 medical conditions.

• Perform screenings of newborns for children born in health institutions and perform home visits by ASHA workers.

7. National Programme For Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment

The NPCBVI was created to help reduce the number of people blind nationally and help with eye care services nationwide. It offers free treatment and encourages timely intervention for all vision-related problems. Its hallmarks include the following things:

• Strives to decrease the rate of blindness from 1.4% to 0.3%.

• Offers no charge for cataract surgeries, vision screening, and glasses.

• Deals primarily with vision loss in children, diabetes, and glaucoma.

Read More: Understanding National Health Mission: Access To Healthcare For All

8. Prasooti Araike Scheme

Prasooti Araike Scheme helps financially pregnant women or expecting mothers in enhancing the well-being of maternal and nutrition. It assists in lessening the maternal mortality rate while simultaneously promoting a healthy pregnancy. The following are defining aspects:

• Provides pregnant women with financial assistance.

• Antenatal check us. Financial support of ₹2,000.

• Lactating SC/ST mothers get ₹3,000.

• Towards curbing maternal mortality and additionally providing goals for nutritional welfare.

9. Karnataka Madilu Kit Scheme

The Karnataka government's Madilu Kit Scheme targets maternal and newborn health to encourage safe delivery and postpartum care. This Sarkari scheme supplies vital goods necessary for the well-being of both mother and baby after childbirth. Its salient aspects are:

• Provides free kits for newborns and mothers.

• The kit contains 19 important components of baby care valued at ₹1,500.

• Foster's hospital deliveries and postnatal care.